Sire

Finished the missions and the CQ. For the CQ, I used Kama, Waver, Support Skadi, Mash, Melt, and Herc Insurance. The CQ had me on edge for a bit since I forgot about the final break bar effect, but I had Mash to help stall out the 3 turns evasion. In the end though, it wasn't Herc who finished the match. Melt took the nuisances off the stage but it was an extremely close battle. I did have to reset a turn once or twice (was forced to use Kama's NP for a charm effect while Alexander was still evading), but otherwise managed on my first try. -- Kama is my other MVP for surviving for so long. Her kit is built for CQ with the charm, guts, and healing. -- Poor Herc didn't get to do much besides be a punching bag. This is partly because he was drawn out before the rest of the party died, which decreases his Guts CE effectiveness. Also, the curse effect didn't help him much either since he went down before I had the chance to activate his regular Guts effect. (Guts normally do not stack, but at least he gets an upgrade which allows him to do so.) As for the event itself, I'll likely use natural AP to see what else I can get from the shop. * * * * * EDIT * * * * * With the Meihousou event underway, there is a wonderful break period for FGO where I can catch up on other things (such as Interludes and finishing up the LB Free Quests). We are currently at the voting phase for the ending of the "movie," so I wonder what everyone chose? My rankings are... 1. Arash <-- Sire's Vote 2. Ryoma 3. Tristan 4. Jalter 5. Salieri Reasons in the spoiler.

Spent 100 Golden Apples on Barbatos, think I had about ~540 runs by the end of it. My QP stores are now restocked and I got some good materials out of the raid. Alas, my Golden Apple stores are now at a mere 50. Hopefully they can break 100 again before the next lotto. The thing I don't have are EXP cards as I now have enough grails to get another character up from 90 to 100. At the moment it is a toss-up between Summer BB and the Valkyries. -- I use Summer BB as a general wave clearer since she is neutral against everything, has good buffs, and has utility with Faceless Moon. // However, now that I have Ishtar at NP2, I tend to use her more and then swap her out when dealing with Lancers. -- Valkyries is more of a favoritism pick, although right now they are NP1 and I don't have a Skadi of my own for proper Quick Looping. I do have Atalante as an alternative and both perform okay with a single Skadi setup (other servant has a 50% charge with a 50% Starting NP CE). As for other options and explanations... * * * * * * * * * * Now back to farming missions and to see if I can clear out the shop in time...

Sent a request. IGN is Sire. -- Pretty sure I had you friended before, but that was before I took a year-long hiatus. * * * * * As for the raid, I'm debating how many apples I should use. I know its limited and has access to good materials, but I wonder if Lottos have a higher return for AP costs. -- I guess it just depends on the materials and what all is needed. I can handle the raid with my Scathach setup, so one-turn battles are good on my end. The question is how much I should invest in it, especially since I haven't cleared the shop yet.

Looking over a handy Google Doc I found for the Case Files raid, I may be better off using Scathach instead of Melt. Not sure if I'll be able to do the one-turn clear since my Scathach is only NP1 and I don't have a Skadi of my own, but I do have a level 50 MLB Black Grail and a Waver. -- Alternatively, Summer Jalter may also be good. Looks like I'll have to run alternative tests once the raid comes up to see what team comp I can use to try and 1-turn the raid. Looks like I'll be using standard BB for debuff clear as I don't have other options. * * * * * EDIT * * * * * Looks like I have a reliable one turn setup using my NP1 Scathach, Waver, MLB Black Grail, and the Plugsuit. -- Mata Hari, Waver (Kaleidoscope), Support Skadi, Scathach (MLB Black Grail, Lvl 50), Extra, Extra 1. Since the debuffs only affect the front line, I place Scathach on the backline. This way I don't need to worry about debuff cleansing. 2. I use Mata Hari to debuff the boss with DEF Down skills. (She isn't maxed out, just 7,4 on the respective skills.) 3. I swap Mata Hari and Scathach. 4. Buff Scathach (Scathach Buffs, Waver Buffs, Skadi Buffs, Plugsuit Buff) 5. Use Waver's NP first (With Kaleidoscope, he gets himself to 100%) to further lower the boss's DEF. Follow with Scathach's NP and a third card. 6. Scathach's NP deals over 500k damage, one-shotting the boss. Mata Hari is there mostly as insurance for the extra debuffs on the boss for a more reliable one-shot since my Scathach is only NP1.

Been making significant progress on the event. Man, going down memory lane is great. Fighting all these previous battles from the various stories and events is amazing, even if some of them are altered. -- Although watching the Case Files anime really didn't do much as this event mostly seems to focus more on FGO's storyline instead of the collab. The only real tie-ins are the investigation angle and the characters involved, otherwise the story mostly seems to be FGO related. -- Bullying Gawain was also fun. I brought out Euryale for old time's sake and I finished him off by turn 2. Guess they didn't want to put us through Camelot hell again. As for the raid itself, I'm planning on using Melt, Np2 Saber Alter, Waver, and Support Skadi in an attempt to take down the boss in one turn. I'll have to do some tests to see if I can do a one-turn clear reliably with my team setup, and I don't mind losing out on Mystic Code EXP to do so. -- A part of me wants to see if I have any Illyas in my Friend's List to see if she can just nuke the boss on her own with minimal support. However, finding an Illya is much harder than a Waver or Skadi, so I doubt I'll be able to do Illya runs reliably.

I've went back and rewatched Prisma Illya series, as well as finally getting around to seeing the three Heaven's Feel movies. Prisma Illya was more for seeing a lighthearted Fate anime while I was sick since the others tend to be more serious. Watching it for the second time made me appreciate Miyu a lot more since I have context of her past due to Season Three and Oath Under Snow. I still loved the adaptation, although I could do without the fanservice scenes. I remember them existing, but I did not remember them being so "detailed" when they do decide to appear. // Also, I didn't remember the "Erica" character at all, and I do not like that character. My dislike of the character brings down the brilliant Season 3 a bit, since Season 3 is when things get serious. -- I still plan on getting through the original manga at some point as I am interested on what made it through the anime adaptions and the future of Prism Illya. I hear talk the upcoming movie will have an excellent stopping point before the next arc, and I look forward to seeing what happens (although I already heard in passing what occurs). As for Heaven's Feel, it was interesting seeing another route that is not UBW. I haven't seen Deen's version of Stay Night as I keep hearing conflicting reports, but I may end up watching it someday anyways. // The main thing that stuck out to me is how much I should actually read the original VNs. There's so much stuff to unpack and I know adaptations usually cut stuff for pacing, but I want to know how deep the rabbit hole goes. -- But man, seeing a different route and perspective really is something else. Seeing certain characters fates be changed depending on the route had a profound impact on me. It mostly makes me want to rewatch UBW again so I can compare and contrast things. -- As for Sakura herself, I have some more appreciation for her character (as well as her FGO counterparts, OG Sakura did some horror before Summer BB did). However, I think I still prefer Rin and Illya. Rin is always there helping out, and I'm a sucker for Illya's backstory and the ties with Kerry. -- Overall, while I enjoyed the films, I'm not sure if its my favorite anime adaptation. I feel like I have a stronger connection to UBW and Zero than Heaven's Feel, although that may be because those two were the first ones I've watched. Babylonia was great, although that ties more with FGO instead of the original lore. -- As an aside, I see why Miyuverse Shirou is often compared to HF's Shirou. I personally like Miyuverse Shirou more, but that may be because I'm a bit more biased towards Miyu and her character when compared to Sakura's. * * * * * As for FGO itself, the event is all right thus far (section 4 or so). Luckily I watched the anime adaptation of the Case Files, so I have some reference on what is all going on. -- I just hope I have the proper time to dedicate to its story and be able to grind out the event after doing so.

Man, this event took forever to complete. While I did enjoy the story, the mechanics (6-7 turn clears instead of 3), did not help matters. I don't even think the KnK event which was similar in structure to be this grindy. For the CQ I used BB, Waver, Support Merlin, Melt, Mash, and Herc Insurance. -- I accidently removed the DEF buff early due to my Waver's Command Code, but my strategy remained unchanged. -- I used BB and Art Chains to spam NPs as long as possible. Nobu started getting in some crits though which started to devastate my team, but I never feared her NP as I had Merlin to invul through it or managed to keep it delayed. -- In the end Herc Insurance won the day, as usual.

I started the game around the first Halloween event in October of 2017. Back then I relied on an OG Jeanne support to carry my teams, as well as using Georgios to tank for my frailer DPS servants (namely Tamamo Cat since she was my starter 4-star). I remember farming the daily quests to get my allies leveled as well. I was also a complete newcomer not knowing certain terms and the like, and now I'm sitting here theorcrafting compositions for servants I don't even have. (I still don't have a Siegfried to synergize with my Georgios.) -- I did take an extended break around 2019-2020, specifically missing the Menji Restoration event (managed to get Np1 Chacha on the rerun), Semi's valentine event, and the Apoc event for their grails. I managed to get the other missed grails due to re-runs. I came back after watching the Babylonia anime, right around the 2020 Summer event with Jalter. These days I have Herc Insurance, rely on events (specifically lottos) to keep my materials and QP high, and can typically do 3-turn clears with Arash and two AoE servants. -- Here's my Support List and Friend Code if anyone is interested. * * * * * As for the current event, it'll be my first time doing it since I wasn't active during its initial run. I hear its grind heavy and requires apples to 100%, so this is gonna take a while... -- At least I can use MLB CEs from the support list to hopefully make the process a little faster.

Bonus - Gamecube Startup Remix